There are many interesting statues around Japan…especially in or near train stations.
Often they are of a famous person who lived in the area, a cartoon character whose story took place in that area, or of something or someone that the area is famous for.
I have taken photos of many statues around Japan over the years…maybe oneday I’ll go through them and make a post about them all—but for now, here are just a few that I’ve taken with my ケータイ (cell-phone) camera:
両津勘吉 (Ryoutsukankichi)
At 御宿 (Onjuku, Chiba, Japan)
Tora-san
Sumo
Whale
I’ve got many more photos of statues…as I wrote above, maybe I’ll write another blog-post later about them all.
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Next Tuesday (March 3rd) is ひな祭 (Doll Festival).
On this day, families with daughters set up elaborate sets of dolls of Japanese royalty, and eat a special type of 寿司 (sushi) called ちらし寿司 (Chirashizushi).
I have three daughters, so of course we have a ひな祭の人形 (Doll Festival dolls) set.
Click here to read my FAQ about ひな祭 (Doll Festival).
ひな祭りの人形 (Doll Festival set)
Tokyo Five 
Eric…
Yeah, come to Tokyo and I’ll show it to you.
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I might take you up on that offer someday.
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Alright. Let me know whenever you come down to Tokyo.
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I want to see the Tora-san statue some day. He’s such a lovable troublemaker that Tora-san!
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It’s in 柴又 (Shibamata)…the character’s hometown in the TV series.
There’s a “Tora-san Museum” there.
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I didn’t know about the museum. Now there’s even more reason to go.
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A statue that I visited and photographed in Japan is Hachiko. I read about it and went looking for it.
When I was a child my mom used to make a special dinner on Girls Day. These days I pick up mochi and take it to my mom and Grandma.
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Yes, Hachiko is probably the most famous statue in Japan.
I wrote a post about the Hollywood remake of the Hachiko movie…and included a photo of the statue in 渋谷 (Shibuya, Tokyo).
It’s here:
https://tokyo5.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/another-movie/
Besides that one and the ones in this post, there are still many other statues around Tokyo (and I have photos of many).
BTW, I heard they’re making a new Hachiko statue to coincide with the new Hollywood film. It’ll be in お台場 (Odaiba, Tokyo).
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